Photoshop is great if you’re a millionaire graphic designer (it’s expensive and hard!). For everyone else, here’s the simple way to be a GIF maestro.
Unless this is your first time on the internet (welcome!), you're aware there's a massive GIF party going on, and you're wondering if your invite got lost in the mail.
You've tried Photoshop, but it feels basically like:
If you think Photoshop is easy, I'm very proud of you and I'm sure that is wonderful. The rest of us, however, see it as a giant hot mess that costs a billion dollars (we do not condone stealing software here) and is impossible to use.
Well fuck it, you're crashing this party.
For this guide, we're talking about making these types of GIFs like Johnny Depp here, where the gif is a clip from a video.
For a gif that's flipping between two to three still images, I recommend GifMaker.me. But that's BORING. We're talking fun video clip GIFs here.
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They're not great, but if you you're looking for something super quick and with no bells or whistles, they'll get the job done.
MakeAGif Pros: Just drop in a YouTube link, select start time and if you want it between 1-5 seconds. Cons: leaves a "makeagif.com" watermark on your gif. Also, the timing can't get too precise for the start and end times of the gif.
ImgFlip Pros: Allows you to add captions to your gif easily, more control over timing. Cons: It prompts you to download a YouTube video using KeepVid, a program which no longer works for some reason. You have to download your video separately, then upload it.
